The Osceola times., 1887-05-28
should require assistance, but their aid

snOulQ require bssitohoo, Wv eoN' -
was not needed. TIE damage 70 the
ships has not been estimsted yet, and
is, doubtless, very large In each case
The dead as far as ascertaned are;
James Turnbridge, Of Iowa
Rose Robinson, a little girl oil Lynn,
Mass.
Three women, names not known.
The wounded are:
Mrs Jane Williams, Fall River; arm In
jured.
Mrs. Rose Mooney, New York; face
back and leg bruised.
Mrs. Annie Vaughn, Pennsylvania; SUI.
fering from nervous shock and loss OF
voice, caused by exposure and being wet
through. Her child, at first reported
killed, was not injured.
Patrick Burke, laborer, of wilkesharre,
Pa; fractured leg
wm. Lawler, Of St Louis; fractured
hip.
Rose Pagan, New York City; back and
legs injured.
George Arthur Robinson, boy; com
pound fracture of the arm.
Young Robinson SAID that after the
boats came together he and his sister
Kate ran to the bow Of the boat
The Celtic gave sudden lurch and
drew away from the Britannia. His sister
was thrown into the water and drowned
The people killed were all steerage pas
sengers. Turnbridge was killed by
alling spar.
THE iron bent like whalebone," said J.
William Reilly, lately Of louisiana, who
was a Britannia steerage passenger. 81
| stood on the port side and saw the Celtic
coming down on US. She seemed about 70
strike us amidships, but her engines
were backed, and she struck US about
| four feet aft Of the engines. II was
opposite the last hatch aft. l jumped
| from the rail and shouted TO all to run for
ward. When she struck Ihelped half a
dozen others extricste a lady from heap
of rigging and broken wood, and then
turned my attention to my wife, who had
run up from below. She tainted and did
not recover until the boats were launched
There was great panic among the wom-
en-. All were mingled together, regard
less Of shipping distinctions. The steer
age passengers found difficulty in secur-
ing life-preservers, and did not seem to
know where they were.
F.P. Hughes, OF Franklin, Pa, on his
way 10 London for two-months' visit,
| sal1 ne WAS dlOut DtlNttu utNhS
late dinner. at was like a clap Of thun.
der. The water came in at once in o
large volume. / ran out, and was
wet above the ankles before i could
reach the stair. Iassisted the wardess
in taking care Of the women. The panic
did not last long, and the officers and
crew behaved nobly. The passengers
were transferred, but were brought back
next day."
Alexander wilkie, of Toronto, one OF
the BrltannIc's cabin passengers, is a
guest at the Hoffman. At the time Of the
collision he was lying down in the be rth
Of the state room which Immediately y
adioined the wrecked section. Three
other gentlemen were in the room. His
story is: "All the afternoon the fog had
been so heavy that you could barely see
ten feet in front of you. The Britannia
was proceeding slowly, sounding hei
whistle continually. Shortly before the
collision we were apprised CT the ap
proach Of steamer by the sounding oi
another whistle. There was plenty o.
time 10 avoid the meeting then had thu
vessels been in sight Of one another. Th'
shock was terrific. and there was a wild
rush for the deck, and a fearful state o
excitement prevailed. Only the admira bl,
cooness u the officers saved a genera
panic, and as il was there wal
a badly scared lot OF passengers
Several women tainted and a number O
steerage passengers in the compartment
struck were frantic with fright The fv'
: people killed were directly over me, anc
their bl ood trickled down int
my room Their bodies were
horribly mangled. The first
J thing we heard after the crash was an or
= der to lower the boats. II was fully eigh
o'clock Friday morning before the fot
} lifted so that we could see the Celtic.h
The number of victims probably will
not be known until the arrival OF the OH
GERS of the Britannia who superintendee
the burial OF the bodies. The
purser says several were killed
One of the cabin passengers IL
sure that seven were cast into the sea
Others say that the deaths numbered
fourteen or fifteen. One report says that
one woman, child and five mer
were killed. j. W. Reilly,
steerage passenger who was going Il
ireland on a brief visit, says he think
that at least eight persons were killed
: Richard Llttler says i've men, one woman
and little girl were killed Mr.. Hamil
ton Of the Miners Arms says some of hi,
/ guests estimated the number OF the deaC
to be as high as twenty.